The two met on Tinder in 2014 and went on their first date Oct. 8. By Aug. 19, 2015, Schmitz set out on a mission to create the perfect wedding proposal, saying he knew Roesch was the one.

“I had been thinking about what I could do for a proposal long before any man would want to admit,” Schmitz said, adding he had been coming up with ideas for about six months before settling on his year-long plan.

In the end, all the time was worth it, he said, and Roesch checked yes.

“To see the look on her face of that surprise and you could just tell, she’s known how much I love her but I think it really soaked in,” he said. “It’s the first and hopefully the last time I’d want to see my girlfriend cry at something.”

“My intentions were never for anything to ever come of this. It was for her to see and for me to show her how much I love her and how much I think about her,” Schmitz said. “It’s nice to see people who appreciate a good story … Maybe it’ll inspire somebody to have the next very creative proposal.”